The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1887-01-09
CATHOLIC cHURcH NOTES.
what Is Going ON I'm Catholic Circles
ThrOughout the state.

of Naples.
The Right Rev. Bishop also delivered q
sermon at each of the above churches on
subjects of recent enactment at the Council
of Baltimore and the Diocesan Synod.
Very Rev Father Flynn collected SIS, OoC
in his parish, at Marristown, last year.
The new school house, of which the corner
stone was laid Thanksgiving Day, will cost
$40 coo, and the Very Rev. Rector expects
to have it paid for when finished.
Right Rev. Bishop Wigger visited ofioi-
ally the following churches last week; On
Sunday, st. Patricks, Ocean Avenue, Mon
day, st. Bridget's; Tuesday, st. Peters;
Wednesday,, st. Lucy's; Thursday, st.
Jose ph's, Hoboken; Friday, Church, of
Our Lady of Grace, Hoboken; Saturday,
st. Pauls of the Gross.
The corner stone of the new italian Cath
ole church to be built in Newark will be
laid this afternoon with appropriate cere-
monies by Bishop Wigger. Rev. DIR. Schatt-
hoefer will be the rector of the new church.
1t is expected that many societies of differ
ent nationalities will turn out in honor of
the event.
Sister Mary Fidelia died at the Sisters
House in st. Bridget's parish, on Tuesday
last, of Pneumonia. She was % years of
age, and was brought up in Paterson. Her
name in the werld was Miss Murphy. She
was buried from st. Bridget's Church on
THURSDAY morning, Rev. Father Sbaunessy
celebrating the High Mass of Requiem
The interment was made in the Cemetery
of the Holy Sepulchre, Newark.
Rev. Father Murphy, pastor of the new
parish of Weehawken, is unstinted in his
praise of the untiring zeal and energy dis
played by Hon. Mayor Kelly in collecting
funds in aid of the building of the new
church of st. Lawrence which will soon be
commenced. The Rev. Father says that
too much praise cannot be given his Honor
for his unselfish DEVOTION to this good
work.
A beautiful chalice was presented few
days ago tc Rev. Father Quinn, one of the
assistants of Very Rev. VIM. McNulty, at
st Johns Church, Paterson, by the ladies
of the parish in recognition of his services
IN the establishment of the Apostleship of
Prayer, and other Jealous labors in the
parish. Very Rev. Father MeNulty has
three assistants, viz: Rev. Faith ers Quinn,
Mccarthy and McGahan
A ladies' fair in aid of st. Johns church,
Orange, will be held this week, beginning
tomorrow evening. Rev. Father Fleming
the energetic rector of this church has
done wonders in reducing the formerly
enormous debt Of the church, which had
at one time reached SO high figure that
collection had to be taken up in the differ
ent churches of the diocese to save the
church from the sheriff.
A very pleasing entertainment was given
to the children of st. Patrick's parish on
Thursday last. the Feast of the Epiphany.
Rev. Father Sheehan preached to them on
4lnr "a k1a la~- khol 70.
be derived therefrom. The children were
afterwards treated to an unlimited supply
of candies and other coed things. There
are great number of children's societies
connected with this church, and special
care is taken of them.
To this collection ST. Mary's, Jersey City,
contributed with her well-known generosity
fifteen hundred dollars. 1t is said that the
present debt of the church at Orange is
small enough to be easily manipulated.
The present rector. Rev. Father Fleming
had nothing to do with the formation of
this debt, as he had no connection with the
church at tho time Rev. Peter O'Donneli
one of the curates of st. Johns, Orange, is
jersey City "boy."
Very Rev. Joseph NJ. Flynn, Rector of
the Church of the Assumption, Morris
town, and who was recently appointed
Dean of Western New Jersey, has been
for some time past in failing health. and is
about to try trip to Europe and resi-
dence in the south of France for some
month, for the purpose of restoring it.. It
il to be hoped he will be successful Very
Rev Father Flynn was formerly curate
at st. Bridgets Church, this city.
Mr.. James A. McMaster, late editor of
ihe 'Freeman's Journal" has received
well-merited praise from the Catholic press
OF the country and the secular press like
wise, in their obituary notices of him. He
was a man of great ability, and what is
much more rarely found in these days, a
man who had the courage of his convic-
tons. He was, all through his long and
brilliant career of journalism, staunch
advocate of the parochial school system,
and devoted and loyal son of the Church.
One of his most intimate friends was Col.
John McAuerney, of this city.
The largest special donation made to
the Catholic Plotectory at Arlington, near
Newark, during the year 1886, was that of
Rev. L, D. Senez of st. Mary's church.
this city, which amounted to two hundred
dollars. Among the other large contribu-
tors were Bishop Wigger, Father Corriean,
Father Hennessey, Dean McNulty, of Pat
erson, and many members of the laity
The total receipts for 1886 at the Protectc-
ry were over $24. 900; and the debt was re-
duced 81, 600. Many important improve
ments and repairs were made also during
&he year and others are in contemplation.
Superior Council, A. l.. of III.
Superior Council, No. 337 Of the Ameri-
can hegion of Honor, held public install
latiou OF their officers at their Castle Hall,